manual exposure in Cine Mode? at DVinfo.net

Wayne Brennan · May 15th, 2007, 12:20 AM

Hi,
Can I just clarify if I have any manual control over exposure once I enter Cine Mode.
thanks,
Wayne

Mike Thomann · May 15th, 2007, 01:26 AM

Yes you can.

Barry Green · May 15th, 2007, 10:09 AM

The same EXP lock function works in CINE mode. You cannot separately adjust the iris and aperture, and you can't control gain, but you can at least lock the exposure.

The #1 thing to do is to get a mini-SD memory card and keep it installed at all times. Then you can press the PHOTO button halfway down and it'll tell you the current iris and shutter speed it's selected. Then you use the EXP button to slide the exposure up or down to find a balance of shutter, iris, and gain that you find acceptable.

Euisung Lee · May 25th, 2007, 06:09 PM

Thank you for clarifying this. I've been trying to use this 'lock exposure' fucntion but it's always dimmed and diasbled. I had no idea the SD card (or lack there of) was the reason. Gotta get myself a miniSD card right away.

Thank you.

Neo Castillo · May 25th, 2007, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Euisung Lee

Thank you for clarifying this. I've been trying to use this 'lock exposure' fucntion but it's always dimmed and diasbled. I had no idea the SD card (or lack there of) was the reason. Gotta get myself a miniSD card right away.

Thank you.

I had the same problem too. Went to best buy and picked a card up for around $12. I didn't care what size it was since I wont use it for pictures I just wanted the manual features.

Enea Lanzarone · May 25th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neo Castillo

I had the same problem too. Went to best buy and picked a card up for around $12. I didn't care what size it was since I wont use it for pictures I just wanted the manual features.

I feel like I have to clarify something here for future visitors, as they might get it wrong:

You don't need a miniSD to be able to lock the exposure. Exposure control is fully available with no memory card installed. So the card won't give you more manual features - it only gives you the possibility to get more info from the cam by pressing the PHOTO button and displaying the actual shutter speed and iris.

Euisung Lee: as of why you weren't able to lock the exposure before installing a memory card, I have no idea. The lack of the card itself couldn't have been the reason, though.

Povl H. Pedersen · May 26th, 2007, 03:03 AM

And in Cinemode it is limited what manual control you have.

In PAL land, you can do f/1.8 - f/8.0 with 1/50s shutter speed.
In less light, you first add some gain for 2 or 3 f-stops worth, before the shutter speed start to slow down.

For more light, shutter speed increases, and you stay at f/8. At very bright loght, you will get lower aperture, I have seen f/22 listed. Not sure if it is ND filter, or negative gain in software.

Fergus Anderson · May 26th, 2007, 05:14 AM

I have noticed that cinemode in 25p changes the shutter speed downwards in lower light but cinemode in 50i does not. For me the shutter seems to stick at 50 no matter what I do!

May 15th, 2007, 12:20 AM	#1
Wayne Brennan Tourist Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4	manual exposure in Cine Mode? Hi, Can I just clarify if I have any manual control over exposure once I enter Cine Mode. thanks, Wayne

May 15th, 2007, 01:26 AM	#2
Mike Thomann Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Amherst, NY Posts: 100	Yes you can.

May 15th, 2007, 10:09 AM	#3
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	The same EXP lock function works in CINE mode. You cannot separately adjust the iris and aperture, and you can't control gain, but you can at least lock the exposure. The #1 thing to do is to get a mini-SD memory card and keep it installed at all times. Then you can press the PHOTO button halfway down and it'll tell you the current iris and shutter speed it's selected. Then you use the EXP button to slide the exposure up or down to find a balance of shutter, iris, and gain that you find acceptable.

May 25th, 2007, 06:09 PM	#4
Euisung Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 57	Thank you for clarifying this. I've been trying to use this 'lock exposure' fucntion but it's always dimmed and diasbled. I had no idea the SD card (or lack there of) was the reason. Gotta get myself a miniSD card right away. Thank you.

May 26th, 2007, 03:03 AM	#7
Povl H. Pedersen Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Posts: 28	And in Cinemode it is limited what manual control you have. In PAL land, you can do f/1.8 - f/8.0 with 1/50s shutter speed. In less light, you first add some gain for 2 or 3 f-stops worth, before the shutter speed start to slow down. For more light, shutter speed increases, and you stay at f/8. At very bright loght, you will get lower aperture, I have seen f/22 listed. Not sure if it is ND filter, or negative gain in software.

May 26th, 2007, 05:14 AM	#8
Fergus Anderson Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 321	I have noticed that cinemode in 25p changes the shutter speed downwards in lower light but cinemode in 50i does not. For me the shutter seems to stick at 50 no matter what I do!